smelter

[ smel-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that smelts.
2. a person who owns or works in a place where ores are smelted.
3. a place where ores are smelted.

smelter

/ ˈsmɛltə /

noun

1. a person engaged in smelting
2. Also calledsmelteryˈsmɛltərɪ an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out

Word History and Origins

Origin of smelter¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; smelt ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The kiln stopped feeding the smelters in Everett sometime in the early 1930s, but the ruins of the 20-foot structure remain.

From Seattle Times

However, the smelter used to make the aluminum initially will be powered by newly built coal-fired plants.

From Seattle Times

DOE is spending nearly $1 billion on two commercial-scale iron smelters, one in Mississippi and another in Ohio, that can bathe heated pellets of iron ore in hydrogen.

From Science Magazine

But alongside the mill’s furnaces and smelters, technicians have developed a machine that could soon play a vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

From New York Times

But experts warn that it’s unlikely deforestation in Indonesia will stop anytime soon as the government continues to move forward with new mining and infrastructure projects such as new nickel smelters and cement factories.

From Seattle Times